Sunday, September 27, 2015

香港咸柠七



  【香港咸柠七】

  咸柠七,就是咸柠檬加上七喜汽水,这是香港人特有的饮料,约在九零年代许多茶餐厅开始推出盛行。咸柠七是盐渍的咸柠檬加上七喜汽水而成,香港人咸信喝了可以缓解感冒及喉咙不适。此外,还有冻柠茶也是源自香港特有的茶饮。

≪跟着气节学吃酸.柠檬≫ 10页
种子设计节气饮食开发团队
ISBN 978-986-600-695-5




An Hour




  Wolf looks and Dog looks, too.

  There's no kitty to be seen.


  "Where is she?" Dog asks.

  "There ... or there." Wolf sounds vague.

  "She'll turn up.

  Now and then she goes off ...

  For an hour or so."


  "An hour!" Dog yelps.

  "I can't stay a whole hour!

  What made you think I could?

  I don't have time.

  My basket waits for me."


  "An hour's no time at all," says Wolf.

  "The kitty might not come for a day.

  Once she was gone a whole week.

  I thought I was rid of her.

  But I was wrong.

  Out of the blue she came back.

  To my forest!

  As if it was hers.

  There's one hill.

  And on that hill stands one forest.

  And I live in that forest.

  There's no room for more."


Wolf and Dog, P58-59
by Sylvia Vanden Heede, illustrated by Marije Tolman
translated by Bill Nagelkerke
ISBN 978-1-877579-38-7




Saturday, September 26, 2015

法国柠檬节



  【法国柠檬节】

  法国有个柠檬节,每年二月在盛产柠檬的芒顿(Menton)镇盛大举行,以庆祝柠檬丰收。他们用丰富的想像力,以千万个新鲜柠檬、柑橘,堆砌出一座座巨大的雕塑,展现他们的幽默与风趣,芒顿柠檬节每年都吸引数十万人参加这场盛会。

≪跟着气节学吃酸.柠檬≫ 10页
种子设计节气饮食开发团队
ISBN 978-986-600-695-5




I Can't Bark




  Now it's Dog's turn to laugh.

  "A kitty!" he says.

  "Are you a scaredy-cat, Wolf?"

  "Oh, no," Wolf says quickly.

  "I'm not scared.

  What an idea.

  But the kitty gets on my nerves.

  She lives in my forest.

  She acts as if it's hers.

  And she won't leave."


  "Bark at her," says Dog.

  It's Wolf's turn to blush.

  "I can't bark," he says.

  "You know that, Dog.

  I'm a wolf and I howl.

  The kitty just laughs at me."


Wolf and Dog, P54
by Sylvia Vanden Heede, illustrated by Marije Tolman
translated by Bill Nagelkerke
ISBN 978-1-877579-38-7




Sunday, September 20, 2015

Family Tree




  Dog claps the book shut.

  He looks all around.

  There's a tree, old and tall.

  Dog grins.

  "May I?" he asks.

  He points at the tree.


  Wolf grins as well.

  He nods.

  "It's not a family tree," says Dog.

  "It's a tree trunk," says Wolf.

  "Just the thing," says Dog.

  He lifts his hing leg.

  Wolf lifts his leg, too.

  And the both water the tree.


Wolf and Dog, P43
by Sylvia Vanden Heede, illustrated by Marije Tolman
translated by Bill Nagelkerke
ISBN 978-1-877579-38-7




Saturday, September 19, 2015

Rats!




  "Oh," says Dog.

  Now he gets it.


  "Cap" becomes "pack".

  And "live" becomes "evil",

  But "did" stays "did",

  no matter how you twist or turn it.


  Dog puts his cap back on.

  He buttons up his coat.


  "Isn't this a great game?" asks Wolf.

  Dog shakes his head.

  "No," he says.

  "On!" yells Wolf.

  He rolls on the ground.

  He's loving this!


  But Dog doesn't laugh.

  To him it's a silly game.

  Still, he might as well try it.

  He thinks hard.

  Then he says, slyly:

  "Wolf, you really are a star."

  "Rats!" cried Wolf.


  And he's absolutely right.


Wolf and Dog, P32-33
by Sylvia Vanden Heede, illustrated by Marije Tolman
translated by Bill Nagelkerke
ISBN 978-1-877579-38-7




Sunday, September 13, 2015

You Stole My Flea!




  "Now I get it," says Wolf.

  "That's where the flea's gone.

  I thought something was missing.

  But what? What was it?

  I didn't know.

  But now I do.

  It was the flea.

  I didn't give it to you.

  You're wrong about that.

  You took it from me.

  You're a thief, Dog!

  You stole my flea!"


Wolf and Dog, P16-17
by Sylvia Vanden Heede, illustrated by Marije Tolman
translated by Bill Nagelkerke
ISBN 978-1-877579-38-7




Sunday, September 6, 2015

Your Happy Friend




Dear Duncan,

  As green crayon, I am writing for two reasons. One is to say that I like my work - loads of crocodiles, trees, dinosaurs and frogs. I have no problems and wish to congratulate you on a very successful "colouring things GREEN" career so far.

  The second reason I write is for my friends, Yellow Crayon and Orange Crayon, who are no longer speaking to each other. Both crayons feel THEY should be the colour of the sun.

  Please settle this soon because they're driving the rest of us CRAZY!


Your happy friend,
Green Crayon


The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
ISBN 978-0-00-674511-2




Your Empty Friend




Dear Duncan,

  You colour with me, but why?

  Most of the time I'm the same colour as the page you are using me on - WHITE.

  If I didn't have a black outline, you wouldn't even know I was THERE!

  I'm not even in the rainbow.

  I'm only used to colour SNOW or to fill in empty space between other things.

  And it leaves me feeling ... ... well ... ... empty. We need to talk.


Your empty friend,
White Crayon


The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
ISBN 978-0-00-674511-2




Your Beige Friend




Dear Duncan,

  I'm tired of being called "light brown" or "dark tan" because I am neither.

  I am BEIGE and I am proud.

  I am also tired of being second place to Mr. Brown Crayon.

  It's not fair that Brown gets all the bears, ponies and puppies while the only thing I get are turkey dinners (if I'm lucky) and wheat, and let's be honest - when was the last time you saw a kid excited about colouring wheat?


Your BEIGE friend,
Beige Crayon



The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
ISBN 978-0-00-674511-2




Saturday, September 5, 2015

I Think Turtle Did Too




  Then I rubbed Turtle's tummy and pretended to snore. And that made Daddy laughed. Even though I was very big now, holding Turtle still felt pretty good.

  "Night-night, my big boy," whispered Daddy.

  "Night-night, my Daddy," I whispered.



  "And night-night, my good-old, chewed-up, sewn-up, taped-up, ripped-up, raggedy Turtle."

  Before I could count to thirty three, I fell asleep. And I think Turtle did too.



Turtle and Me
by Robbie H. Harris, illustrated by Tor Freeman
ISBN 978-1-4998-0046-3




Lonely and Sad




  When I was still a little kid and had to take a nap, sometimes I felt lonely and sad.

  But as soon as I snuggled up with my soft and cuddly Turtle, I didn't feel lonely or sad anymore.

Turtle and Me
by Robbie H. Harris, illustrated by Tor Freeman
ISBN 978-1-4998-0046-3